TERRACE — On the heels of
complaints about a shortage of
steelhead in ‘the Skeena River
system, a suggestion that. sports

fish ‘for ‘‘commercial. species’’

from the audience. at a recent

fishermen should be allowed ‘to
brought a round of applause.

Siddon says pink salmon
Sports fishery possible

found recently that both sockeye
and chum salmon presented a
viable sports fishery.

He admitted that he wasn’t
aware of what the “mechanical
or regulatory hurdles” were in
opening a sports fisheries, but he
said it is ‘‘a question we have to

sockeye,. chums ‘and ‘pinks in
fresh water have been in effect
since the mid-fifties but a
number of proposals have been
made to change that.

He explained that the main

concern for the DFO has been

the protection | of spawning.

meeting in Terrace with the explore very carefully.”” grounds. “The fish are very -
Federal Minister of Fisheries  Siddon said he wasn’t sure susceptable at that time, and we a
and Oceans, Tom Siddon. that regulatory changes could be are concerned from a conserva- 2
' = , Gil Payne, President of the made immediately but promis- tion point of view.”’ y
. ae * a
Vv, veer labor! Michael Weller (eoated) recently addressed members Northwest Chapter of the B.C. ed, ‘We'll ask our officials to . Chamut did suggest though, - |

of the Terrace and District of Commerce on aspects of B.C.'s new Industrial
Relations Reform Act that may be of importance to employers. The event

was aitended by about 40 people.

*

Chamber hears
lawyers’ side

—of Bill 1

TERRACE — A Vancouver
lawyer specializing in labor cases
told a Terrace and District
Chamber of Commerce’ aud-
jence last week that B.C.’s re-
cently proclaimed Industrial Re-
_ lations Reform Act will bring

provincial labor law ‘into line.

with federal statutes and those
of other provinces in Canada.
‘Michael Weiler, whose prac-
tice mainly involves actions on
behalf of employers, told the
luncheon gathering of about 40
merchants that under the prev-
ious B.C. Labor Code “disputes

have grown far out of propor- -

tion to their importance’.
Weiler indicated that many of
the provisions in the controver-
sial new legislation grew out of
decisions handed down by the
now-defunct Labour Relations
Board (LRB). He said numerous
problems arose due to ‘‘broad”’
and “‘liberal’’ interpretations of
the labor statutes by the LRB.
“*There were many cases heard
under the old code, and some of
the decisions were very
Strange,’’ he said.
' Highlights of the new legisla-
tion that Weiler chose to elabor-
_ate were the sections addressing
*‘double-breasting”’, -successor-
-Ship rights and restrictions on

: picketing to protect third-party
employers, Weiler emphasized
_. that in all three amended areas

. the critical point will be. the .in-
. tent of the law.

~ “Double-breasting’’ refers to
the establishment of non-union

corporate affiliates by unionized

companies who want to avoid
the terms of a collective agree-
ment, and it was illegal under
the old labor code. Weiler said

the new Jaw is’ constructed, .to.

| _ rectify the basis for some past

9

decisions of the LRB that he
termed ‘‘devastating’’ to _the
employers and companies’ in-
volved. Successorship, which re-
quires collective agreements to
be included in some types of
‘business ownership transfers, is
also limited and clarified under
the new Act. “Many transfer
deals fell apart under the old
code,’’ he said. -

The sections proscribing hot
declarations and boycotts and

setting limits on picketing were -

enacted to protect third-party
employers from unfair declara-
tions, he said and pointed out
that in most jurisdictions picket-
ing is regulated by common law
rather than, as under the old
labor code, special labor
Statutes. ; Oo

-It appears that the courts will
take a much larger involvement
under the new law. Section 30 of
the Act, Weiler said, provides
that orders of the Industrial Re-
lations Council | (IRC) may be fil-

ed by anyone in court, whereas -
under the labor code only the.
‘Labor Relations Board could

file,

In concluding Weiler caution-

ed the audience that-a great deal

Wildlife Federation (BCWLF), '
made the suggestion following.

complaints from Bob Brown of
the Steelhead Society of B.C.
and Gord Judzentis from Water
Witch Excursions that the in-
cidental catch of steelhead by

commercial fishermen was one.
of the prime causes of the pres-

ent “‘crisis’’ situation, _-
Payne told Siddon that

although there is a shortage of

Steelhead in the Skeena at the.

~present time, there is an abun-

dance of pink salmon; he said
the BCWLF had been toldin the
past that the ministry would
look into the possibility of open-
ing the Skeena sports fishery to
exclusively commercial species.

Payne said the BCWLF thinks
of pinks, chums and sockeye as.
the property of Canadian
citizens rather than commercial
fish, and he contended it is the
Department of Fisheries and
Oceans’ (DFO) responsibility to
manage those fish. —

He asked Siddon if it will be-

possible for the - ministry to ;

declare an immediate opening

on pinks in the face of the pres- \

- ent “emergency problem’, me
Payne said he was sure sports

fishermen and tourists. alike.

would be happy to forego
steelhead fishing on a temporary
basis in exchange for the right to

catch two or three pink salmon. .

“Unless there is too much.
pressure from the commercial
fishermen to allow that to hap-
pen,’ he added.

Siddon replied by saying that -}

commercial fishermen. -convinc-—

ed the ministry for years that -

commercial species. would - not
bite a hook but ministry officials

of the projected impact of the @ Ui

new Act is speculative because

‘its terms have yet:to be inter- *

preted. He expressed certainty,

however, that the B.C, govern- |

ment will play a larger role in
future industrial relations.

“Somewhere you’re going to |

meet (Industrial Relations Com-
missioner) Ed Peck. The govern-

said.

ment will be's more involved,” he §

look into it further,” and that
the proposal may present ‘‘an
area of potential.’ -

Pat Chamut, the Director
General for the DFO in the
Pacific region, said that regula-
tions preventing the retention of

that such a fi ishery i is a possibility
if . fishing in the vicinity of
.Spawning grounds could be
avoided, and he suggested it is a
proposal that should be dis-

cusses with the local Sport Fish:

Advisory Board,

Railway strike
idles north line.

TERRACE — Picket lines ap- .
peared Monday morning at the
foot of Apsley St., closing down.
Canadian National Railway
operations in Terrace. ;
The railway workers’ strike
comes after eight months of
negotiations in Ottawa, with im-
passes being encountered on the
issues of contracting out ser-
vices, manning cabooses, and a
variety of work rule disputes, A
consclidation of railway unions

bargain simultaneously i

‘both national railways, Cana-

dian National and Canadian

Pacific.
Both companies - have been

shut down coast-to-coast since

the strike began.

Gil Beintema, Terrace chair-
man for Local 1271 of the
United Transportation ‘Union
(UTU) said during an interview
on the picket line that about 30

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